Try getting that across to stroppy parents who want their kid to run with his/her older mates in the next age category up; as we had at registration for the Hodder Valley Show last year!! A 17 year old's "parents" were full-on that he should run with his older mates in the Senior race ( Medium distance ) and he didn't even have any kit with him, as stipulated for medium length events in the FRA rules.
Junior races are essential for encouraging new blood into the ranks; and it's great to see the kid's enjoying their races. However, I help the organisers of 3 events that include junior races and it's always the pushy parents that prove to be a fly in the ointment!!
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